# Easier Excerpts

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Automatically changes the size of the excerpt field to fit the length of your
content.

## Description

Excerpts are very useful when sharing your blog post content.

They allow you to provide a preview of your post to your readers as well as the email marketing service used to email new blog posts to your mailing list. This ultimately drives traffic on your site as your audience reads the remainder of the blog post.

But using the native excerpt functionality in WordPress can quickly become tedious. The excerpt field is small and difficult to enlarge, so it's hard to see how much content you’ve added, let alone manage the layout of the text.

This plugin fixes that problem. By activating this plugin:

* The excerpt field will automatically expand to fit your content or will
  contract if you have shorter content.
* There are no options - it "just works."
* It does not change the appearance of *anything* in the editor. It works
  directly with the functionality you already know.
* It works with both new and existing posts.
* No data will be affected if you opt to uninstall it.

Ultimately, the plugin aims to help streamline one small aspect of your blogging
routine.

## Installation

You can install this plugin by searching for 'easier-excerpts' in from the
WordPress Plugin screen.

If you download a copy of the plugin and want to
install it in another way, please see the methods below.

### Using The WordPress Dashboard

1. Navigate to the 'Add New' Plugin page
2. Select `easier-excerpts.zip` from your computer
3. Click 'Upload'
4. Activate the plugin on the WordPress Plugin Dashboard

### Using FTP

1. Extract `easier-excerpts.zip` to your computer
2. Upload the `easier-excerpts` directory to your `wp-content/plugins` directory
3. Activate the plugin on the WordPress Plugins dashboard

## FAQ

### Is this plugin supported?

[We](https://bloggingplugins.com) will soon offer the option to purchase
support for all of our plugins. If you've purchased a license for a plugin,
then you will receive support.

We offer no guarantee for support for those who have not purchased a license.

### What if I have a feature request or bug report?

That's great!

1. Please visit the [Pressware](https://pressware.co)
homepage,
2. Locate the "Support" section,
3. And send us an email.

We read every email we receive and will do our best to accommodate our
customers.

We don't guarantee a response to all users; however, if you have purchased
a support license, then you receive priority support. Further, we seek to
respond to each customer's questions, comments, and feedback directly.

## Notes

Thank you for choosing Pressware to streamline and improve your blogging!

- You can find all of our available plugins on our [homepage](https://pressware.co).
- If you're curious about the changes found in this plugin, view our [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/pressware/easier-excerpts/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- To find previous versions of this plugin, visit [this page](https://github.com/pressware/easier-excerpts/releases)
- If you opt to download this version of the source code, note that this is a
  _development_ copy and we offer no support for it. **Use at your own risk.**